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Eponine38 reminded me that it’s almost time for this challenge. It first started in 2005 with maggiemuffet, and I started hosting it in 2010. This year, I’m taking it back to its roots.

The brief 2016 rules:❄ This challenge runs from December 1st to December 25th. ❄ The books must depict Christmas or other December seasonal holiday, such as Kwanzaa or Chanukah, in some way – in the title, on the cover picture or the setting of the book. ❄ Any type of release will count – wild, OBCZ, LFL or controlled.

No established prized or anything, just for the fun of it. Let’s see how many we can release this year!

Shhhh...it's a surprise and the parcel is enroute!!! : ) These releases are part of a group of Friends of the Library Books I had purchased, but I didn't register them on MY Bookshelf, because I sent them off to MissMarkey's LFLibraryClub Class [Would you like to amaze some children? http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/10/535900], because I wanted MissMarkey's students to be able to have a COMPLETE Bookcrossing experience, including the book registration and labeling process, and perhaps even take part in a future Release Challenge when they do their releasing, as I also included some BC Release Bags, Bookmarkers, Stickers, and even Custom Labels for ResQgeek's upcoming Annual Becky's Hugs Release Challenge [This link is for the February 2016 Challenge http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/526652] for each student's book selection. ; ) Once I see that the books have been registered by the children on their LFLibraryClub Bookshelf http://www.bookcrossing.com/mybookshelf/LFLibraryClub, I'll post them here for everyone to see...I'm SO exCITED about this!!! : D

1. Hogfather ( http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/13867663/ ), wild release, multiple challenges, photo. [The Hogfather is the Discworld version of Christmas, only more... pork-themed {grin}, and the story is loaded with Pratchett-style nods to holiday traditions.]

1. Jingle Bells - http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/14313795Book based on the Christmas carol, with Santa, sleigh, holly, gifts, etc. on cover. Released next to the leftovers of the preschool's Friday "snow" delivery.

6. Fatal North: Adventure and Survival Aboard USS Polaris, the First U. S. Expedition to the NORTH POLE ( http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/14100763/ ), wild release, multiple challenges, photo. [OK, this one is a bit of a stretch, but (a) the expedition passed several Christmases up there, and (b) - North Pole!] Update: caught!

7. Sweet Rein Vol. 3 ( http://www.bookcrossing.com/---/14310000/ ), a manga about a girl Santa Claus and her were-reindeer - OK, not quite, but the "reindeer" does spend most of his time as a boy! Wild release, photo. [Update: caught!]